OOPS fare well at Kinston CCA's 3rd Annual Plein Air Paint Out

The Kinston Community Council for the Arts (Kinston CCA) is a non-profit organization that promotes art in Lenoir County. Kinston CCAs annual paint out is held each year as a part of the BBQ festival on the Neuse. This year the paint out was for three days in downtown Kinston, beginning April 28 through April 30th. Paintings were juried and then were for sale as the art gallery next to Mother Earth Brewery during the Festival on the Neuse. OOPS (Onslow Outdoor Painters Society) members present were Bernie Rosage Jr., Mitchell Morton, Karen Crenshaw, and Susan Cheatham. Our friends... Tesh Parekh, Art Tyndall, Ruth Cox, Mary Page Whitley, and Charles Philip Brooks were there and we met many new friends. 25 artists entered the competition... 1st place went to Ruth Cox, 2nd to Bernie Rosage Jr., and 3rd to Tesh Parekh. Bernie, Mitchell, and Karen sold several paintings during the first viewing. We can't wait till next year!

Youtube video link... Kinston CCA's 3rd Annual Plein Air Paint Out

Call to All Plein Air Painters... 2nd Annual Kinston Paint Out!

Call to All Plein Air Painters...


(2008 "1st Place" painting by our own Stephen Greer.)

The Community Council for the Arts is hosting it's second annual Plein Air Paint Out and Juried Exhibition April 30- May 9, 2009. This paint out coincides with the Kinston/ Lenoir Chamber of Commerce's signature event, The BBQ Festival on the Neuse.

Plein Air Painters of all skill level are invited to paint our historic downtown and charming waterfront on April 30 & May 1st from 9- 5 PM. An entry fee of $15 will allow you to enter the competition and compete for the 1st, 2nd or 3rd place prizes. Our first place winner will be featured on the 2010 Festival On the Neuse posters!

At the close of the day on Friday, participants are invited to bring their best three pieces to the Arts Center to be on display for the week. The sale of all art work is strongly encouraged.

Download the Plein Air Application form here (PDF).

Juror TBA.

For further information, please contact the Arts Center in Kinston, NC at (252) 527-2517 or email Niki Litts at nlitts@kinstoncca.com

2nd Annual Kinston Plein Air Paint Out

I just got off the phone with Niki Litts of the Kinston Community Council for the Arts who is organizing the 2nd Annual Plein Air Paint Out in Kinston. Many OOPS members participated last year and had a blast! Read about it HERE!

I know several members are wanting to participate this year as well... so here's the scoop from Niki!

The format for the Paint Out has changed since last year and is as follows...

They have moved it from a competition format to a juried show format. We will also have two full days to paint this year (9:00 AM - 5:00 PM each day). The Paint Out is simple... show up at the gazebo in Neuse Way Park in Downtown Kinston (map) at 9:00 AM on Thursday, April 30th. There you will pay your $15 entry and be given a map of the paint out boundaries. You will be able to paint from 9AM-5PM on Thursday and 9AM-5PM on Friday, April 1st. At 5:00 PM on Friday, April 1st all artists will meet at the Kinston Community Council for the Arts where your three best paintings will be turned in to be judged into a juried show. The show will coincide with the Festival on the Neuse and be on display for one week where each artist will have the opportunity to sell their work. Unsold artwork will be available for pick up from the council on Saturday, May 9, 2009. The Council retains a small commission for the sales.

I think the new format (non competition style) and being able to pay the entry fee the day of the event will prove helpful in bringing out more artists with a common love... plein air painting. Hope to see you all at this one.

Bernie

When: April 30 - May 1, 2009
Where: Neuse Way Park & Downtown Kinston (map)
Description: Juried Exhibition of plein air paintings of our beautiful Kinston! Information can be found at http://www.kinstoncca.com/
Contact: Niki Litts (252) 527-2517

Kinston Paint Out was AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!

OOPS members, LtoR: Mitchell Morton, Stephen Greer, Kathi Lenn, Pat Boni, and Bernie Rosage, had an AWESOME time at the 1st Annual Kinston Plein Air Paint Out. The event was sponsored by The Community Council for the Arts in Kinston, NC, and organized by Mary Page Whitley. Artist, Mike Rooney, was the judge for the event. He and Mary Page even painted with the artists throughout the 2 day paint out.



We met at the gazebo in Neuseway Park on Friday at 9:00 am where Mary Page gave us the rules of engagement and a map. Rules were simple... paint within the boundaries on the map and paint as many works as possible. The areas we were to paint in had everything from a park, awesome views of the Neuse River, urban scenes, a Farmers Market, and more. On Saturday we were to turn in our best three for judging by Mike. 15 artists signed up for the paint out.



The event was part Of the Neuse River Fest and there were tons of people and activities going on. Photo above shows spectators enjoying the artwork turned in for the judging on Saturday.
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Approximately 40 works were turned in for judging... With the quality of work, Mike mentioned his task of picking three winners was TOUGH!



OOPS members fared very well in the competition... Stephen took 1st plus an Honorable Mention and Bernie placed third. (Close ups of all the OOPS members paintings in this blog post).



1st, 2nd, and 3rd... with 2 Honorable Mentions...


The winners... (LtoR)... Mike Rooney holding Stephen's Honorable Mention, Bernie (3rd), Stephen (1st), Dodie (2nd), and John (Honorable Mention).
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Every artist attending the event was a winner... the camaraderie, excellent weather, the subject matter, and nice folks of Kinston proved that! We met many talented artists and even hope to plein air paint with with a group near Greenville. Hopefully the two groups can plan their own paint outs similar to this one in the future as well.

After the judging... Mike critiqued 2 paintings per artist... to be quite honest... this 45 minutes was worth the $30 entry fee. Mike shared some great insights about subject matter and the focal point. OOPS and Onslow County are lucky to have him for a workshop next month.

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OOPS members at work...

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Kathi set up near the park where she captured most of her scenes. Hard to believe these paintings are a result of her second time working with watercolors. WOW! We still need to post her work from Saturday.

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Mitchell painted street scenes on Friday and the festival on Saturday....

Stephen painted an urban street scene and a tree on Friday. He painted his award winning Neuse River scene on Saturday...

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(Honorable Mention)

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(1st Place)

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Pat painted this quaint old gas station on Friday. She worked on a street scene also on Friday finishing it up on Saturday. We still need to publish her street scene from Saturday.

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Bernie painted a street scene and an old train station (3rd place winner) on Friday. He painted at the Farmers Market on Saturday...






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(3rd Place)

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All in all... we had a BLAST... and hope to do this again.... SOON!

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We'd love to hear your comments...

OOPS Artists planning to attend Kinston Paint Out this Friday and Saturday.

Fellow OOPS Artists...
As discussed at our last paint out... many of us talked about car-pooling to Kinston this Friday for the Kinston Plein Air Paint Out... details here...

I will be picking Stephen up at 7:45 AM on Friday... Anyone wishing to carpool and follow us should meet at the Food Lion near the corner of Gumbranch Road and Western Blvd across from Williamsburg Plantation sub-division by 8:00 AM. We can figure out at that point who can ride with who leaving the extra vehicles in the parking lot there. We will plan to leave Food Lion at 8:00 AM so we can make registration, coffee, and donuts at 9:00 AM in Kinston.

You will want to carry extra water and possibly a bagged lunch. If everyone is game... we can eat at King's BBQ afterward.

Please sign in the comments section of this post if you plan to attend.

We'll have a BLAST!

Bernie

PS... I just spoke with Mary, a plein air artist from Kinston, who is helping organize the event. We can pay our $30 that Friday morning at 9:00 AM at the park. From there... the rules and boundaries of the paint out will be given. Bring several panels... you can paint as many as you want and enter three for judging on Saturday at noon. The Saturday event will be going on at the the same time as a festival (till 3:00 PM) where you will be able to offer your paintings for sale.

PSS... Donna, Can you get this info to Mitchell and Penny? Thanks!

Kinston calling ALL Plein Air Artists

ATTENTION PLEIN AIR PAINTERS!

The Community Council for the Arts in Kinston, NC, will present the inaugural Plein Air Paint Out and Juried Exhibition in April. The juror for the show will be Mike Rooney of Goldsboro.

Painters will need to meet at 9:00 AM at the gazebo at Heritage Street Neuseway Park for coffee and donuts. From there, artists will disperse to create their plein air paintings. Painters will have till 5:00 PM on Friday April 25 and until noon April 26 to complete their paintings before the exhibition and judging at Neuseway Park.

First place will win $500. Second place will be awarded $200 and third place will receive $100. Prizes will be awarded by Rooney.

The entry fee is $30 and is due no later than April 25 at 9:00 AM. Please contact Mary Page Whitley if you would like further information on this fun community event. Call (252) 527-7152 or 527-2517.

A great opportunity for the OOPS bunch to gather and paint.... like we need an excuse huh?
$$ to boot!